Famous Personalities Born In October - 26

1427  Archduke Sigismund of Austria (d. 1496) was born on this day in history.   

1466  Desiderius Erasmus, Holland, scholar/author (In Praise of Folly) was born on this day in history.   

1473  Friedrich of Saxony (d. 1510) was born on this day in history.   

1483  On October - 26 birth of hans Buchner, composer   

1491  On this day in history birth of zhengde, Emperor of China (d. 1521)   

1609  William Sprague, English co-founder of Charlestown, Massachusetts (d. 1675) was born on this day in history.   

1645  Aert de Gelder, Dutch painter (King David) was born on this day in history.   

1673  Dimitrie Cantemir, Romanians historian/monarch of Moldova (1710-11) was born on October - 26.   

1684  On October - 26 birth of kurt Christoph Graf von Schwerin, Prussian field marshal (d. 1757)   

1685  On October - 26 birth of domenico Scarlatti, Naples Italy, composer/harpsichordist   

1685  Giuseppe Domenico Scarlatti, composer was born on this day in history.   

1694  On this day in history birth of johan Helmich Roman, Finnish/Swedish composer/conductor/violinist   

1719  Joaquin de Oxinaga, composer was born on this day in history.   

1740  Ernest Louis Muller, composer was born on this day in history.   

1757  Karl Leonhard Reinhold, Austrian philosopher (d. 1823) was born on October - 26.   

1758  On this day in history birth of louis-Charles-Joseph Rey, composer   

1759  Georges Danton, France, revolutionary leader/min of Justice was born on this day in history.   

1768  Eustachy Erazm Sanguszko, Polish general and politician (d. 1844) was born on October - 26.   

1789  Joseph Mayseder, composer was born on October - 26.   

1791  On this day in history birth of charles Sprague, Boston, banker/poet (Curiosity)   

1794  Konstantin Thon, Russian architect (d. 1881) was born on October - 26.   

1795  Nicolaos Mantzaros, composer was born on this day in history.   

1800  Helmuth K B von Moltke, Prussian general-fieldmarshal was born on October - 26.   

1802  On this day in history birth of king Miguel of Portugal (d. 1866)   

1804  On this day in history birth of lorenzo Thomas, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1875   

1813  Henry Thomas Smart, composer was born on October - 26.   

1818  Stefano Golinelli, composer was born on October - 26.   

1823  On this day in history birth of karl Weinhold, German sociologist   

1824  Arthur Middleton Manigault, Brig General (Confederate Army) was born on October - 26.   

1830  On October - 26 birth of polibo Fumagalli, composer   

1830  On October - 26 birth of stephen Elliott Jr, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1866   

1837  James Lawlor Kiernan, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1869 was born on this day in history.   

1843  On this day in history birth of vasili V Vereshchagin, Russian painter (War & Peace)   

1845  Hendrick Waelput, Flemish composer/conductor (Forest, Stella) was born on October - 26.   

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0899  Alfred the Great, writer/king of Wessex (871-99), dies on this day in history.   

1132  On this day in history death of floris the Black, brother of earl Dirk VI of Holland, murdered   

1235  On this day in history andres II Arpad, King of Hungary (1205-35), dies   

1440  On October - 26 death of gilles de Rais, French marshal, killer of 140 children, hanged   

1576  On October - 26 frederick II the Vrome, ruler of Palts, dies   

1607  On October - 26 philipp Nicolai, German Lutherian theologist/poet/composer, dies at 52   

1608  Juan Pantoja de la Cruz, Spanish royal painter, dies on this day in history.   

1633  Death of Horio Tadaharu, Japanese warlord (b. 1596) on this day in history.